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From the team behind Wonkhe. en-GB © 2026 Thesis House Ltd Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:28:58 GMT https://www.researchagenda.news/assets/brand/ra-mark-light-bg@2x.pnghttps://www.researchagenda.news/ https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-russell-group-makes-recommendations-on-mayors-and-innova.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-russell-group-makes-recommendations-on-mayors-and-innova.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Innovation and industry Budget submission calls for government to make research investment “work harder for growth” https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-research-professional-futures-project.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-research-professional-futures-project.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News People and careers First insights shared at International Research Culture Conference https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/international-research-cannot-be-replicated-through-uk-only.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/international-research-cannot-be-replicated-through-uk-only.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Europe and international New study identifies value of global collaboration – as well as common misconceptions https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/universities-uk-and-elsevier-map-citations-in-industrial-str.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/universities-uk-and-elsevier-map-citations-in-industrial-str.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Innovation and industry New tool shows regional research performance and a measure of “specialisation” https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/public-support-for-research-funding-falls-when-ai-is-involve.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/public-support-for-research-funding-falls-when-ai-is-involve.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system Survey also shows reported drop in trust when AI is used in research https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/case-sets-out-four-actions-for-a-thriving-future-research-sy.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/case-sets-out-four-actions-for-a-thriving-future-research-sy.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system How to build an R&D system for 2045 https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/aria-unveils-its-latest-activation-partners.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/aria-unveils-its-latest-activation-partners.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Funders and funding Five more organisations will be funded to create the conditions for breakthroughs https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/openalex-asks-whether-open-access-colours-should-be-retired.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/openalex-asks-whether-open-access-colours-should-be-retired.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system Plus a new report presents the OA state of play in Europe and beyond https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/research-security-science-diplomacy-and-geopolitical-fractur.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/research-security-science-diplomacy-and-geopolitical-fractur.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Sapna Marwaha Essay Once on a converging path, research systems around the world are now facing growing restriction and government intervention https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-22/ https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-22/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT The briefing Sovereign states – plus Sapna Marwaha on research security and geopolitical fracture, the European Innovation Act, a chair for the Welsh HE review, and the debate over the future of open access https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/new-report-considers-the-landscape-for-independent-researche.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/new-report-considers-the-landscape-for-independent-researche.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News People and careers The research system remains too “institution-centered”, warns NCACE https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-lib-dem-vision-for-science-and-innovation.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-lib-dem-vision-for-science-and-innovation.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper sets out the party’s plan for growth https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-european-innovation-act-in-context.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-european-innovation-act-in-context.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Michael Salmon Analysis Europe and international Starting gun fired on reforms to R&D procurement and Europe’s intellectual property system https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/mayors-love-innovation-but-they-might-love-the-innovation-bu.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/mayors-love-innovation-but-they-might-love-the-innovation-bu.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Haldane Haldane What one issue is causing research policy people sleepless nights this autumn? There are quite a few candidates to pick from, for sure, but a decent bet is the spectre of mayors getting more control over local innovation funding. This was buried in the detail of the “rewiring the state” policy paper which emerged over the summer, with more detail to come either alongside or – more likely – after… https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/ukri-board-meetings-july-2026.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/ukri-board-meetings-july-2026.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Funders and funding Who said what at Andrew Mackenzie’s final meeting? https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/uk-research-security-strategy-to-launch-later-this-year.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/uk-research-security-strategy-to-launch-later-this-year.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Europe and international Funding for research security also on its way https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/who-has-said-what-about-the-abolition-of-dsit.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/who-has-said-what-about-the-abolition-of-dsit.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Michael Salmon Analysis Government and politics And will science policy end up “lost down the back of the sofa”? https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/patrick-prendergast-to-chair-welsh-higher-education-review.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/patrick-prendergast-to-chair-welsh-higher-education-review.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics We need to support our universities to win a greater share of UKRI funding, minister says https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/science-minister-keenly-aware-of-pressure-on-university-fina.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/science-minister-keenly-aware-of-pressure-on-university-fina.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system And Chris McDonald is supportive of all R&D disciplines, British Academy president Hetan Shah reports https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/an-update-in-the-stfc-minutes-saga.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/an-update-in-the-stfc-minutes-saga.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Funders and funding MPs’ concerns about revisions to the December 2025 meeting record get a fuller response from UKRI https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/innovation-policy-needs-imagination-not-constant-repackaging.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/innovation-policy-needs-imagination-not-constant-repackaging.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT James Coe Essay One government after another has stuck with this economic orthodoxy, even as the labels change. It’s time for a new approach https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-15/ https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-15/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT The briefing Durable national value – plus James Coe on investment zones, Haldane on ARIA, the Daresbury cuts, the UK space strategy, and new data on public trust in scientists https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/wales-goes-in-a-different-direction-on-research-capital-fund.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/wales-goes-in-a-different-direction-on-research-capital-fund.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Funders and funding But UKRI changes will still lead to capital block grant fall in coming years https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/ai-and-the-research-system-report-round-up.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/ai-and-the-research-system-report-round-up.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system A trio of publications explore artificial intelligence use in manuscript submissions, academic libraries, and across the UKRI community https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/aria-cant-stay-out-of-the-political-fray.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/aria-cant-stay-out-of-the-political-fray.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Haldane Haldane Andy Burnham has moved science “onto the frontline of politics,” the science minister has said, as if that was something to be excited about. Definitely the kind of thing we’re going to be keeping an eye on. https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/science-committee-to-go-back-to-its-old-remit.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/science-committee-to-go-back-to-its-old-remit.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Changes to parliamentary and cabinet committees following government reorganisation https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/liverpool-mayor-writes-to-andy-burnham-over-daresbury-cuts.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/liverpool-mayor-writes-to-andy-burnham-over-daresbury-cuts.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Prime Minister’s close ally Steve Rotheram calls for a pause in proposed STFC cuts https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-house-of-lords-debates-jodrell-bank.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-house-of-lords-debates-jodrell-bank.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Peers press for answers on whether the government is committed to scientific research as well as heritage https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/jessica-corner-we-need-a-third-age-for-research-commercialis.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/jessica-corner-we-need-a-third-age-for-research-commercialis.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Innovation and industry Research England executive chair sketches vision for a more collaborative model https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/chris-mcdonald-sets-out-the-governments-innovation-prioritie.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/chris-mcdonald-sets-out-the-governments-innovation-prioritie.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Michael Salmon Analysis Government and politics The science minister’s address to Universities UK promised an emphasis on international competitiveness, bureaucracy reduction, and reindustrialisation https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-uk-space-strategy-unpacked.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-uk-space-strategy-unpacked.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT James Coe Analysis Innovation and industry Space is no longer the future, it is the “infrastructure of the present,” according to the government’s new policy paper https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/a-significant-proportion-of-bist-staff-to-be-outside-of-lond.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/a-significant-proportion-of-bist-staff-to-be-outside-of-lond.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Department says it is working on a long-term location strategy https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/principle-of-place-based-innovation-inherent-in-innovate-uks.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/principle-of-place-based-innovation-inherent-in-innovate-uks.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Innovation and industry Executive chair Tom Adeyoola writes to MPs about devolution and spending plans https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/eu-long-term-budget-must-treat-research-and-innovation-as-a.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/eu-long-term-budget-must-treat-research-and-innovation-as-a.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Europe and international European research groups release joint statement https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/data-public-trust-in-scientists.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/data-public-trust-in-scientists.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system King’s Policy Institute survey finds polarisation by values, identity and politics https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/mps-push-for-scrutiny-on-ai-security-institute-and-aria.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/mps-push-for-scrutiny-on-ai-security-institute-and-aria.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News Government and politics Business committee raises concerns over transparency and remits https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/a-new-typology-for-policy-engagement-models.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/a-new-typology-for-policy-engagement-models.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT News The research system A report from the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub explores the different ways in which university civic institutes are operating https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/research-integrity-concern-call-the-office-for-students.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/research-integrity-concern-call-the-office-for-students.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Haldane Haldane It’s undeniably a good thing that UKRI is not bounced into commenting on every case of research security, integrity, controversy or malpractice which makes the papers or catches politicians’ eyes. To be obliged to fashion a quick line on everything from a fresh case of the Chinese state influencing what researchers can and cannot do, to the latest flashpoint in climate research, or whatever else… https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-08/ https://www.researchagenda.news/briefings/2026-09-08/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT The briefing Researcher in the loop – plus UKRI on research financial sustainability, ARMA’s warning on research assets, Jodrell Bank, a new Scottish innovation minister, and Haldane on research integrity https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/where-has-ukri-got-to-on-research-financial-sustainability.html https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/where-has-ukri-got-to-on-research-financial-sustainability.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Michael Salmon Analysis Funders and funding The funder has set out its interventions to date, while a new report considers “hidden costs” elsewhere